Developed by Acquire (the studio behind the Tenchu and Shinobido franchises), Way of the Samurai 4 will be localized for its western release by publisher XSEED.

Harsh.

XSEED Localization Specialist Tom Lipshultz told the PS Blog that XSEED is "pleased to be bringing [Way of the Samurai 4] to you fully uncut and uncensored. Torture chambers, naughty midnight missions in the dark and all the brutal slaughtering you can handle await in this riveting and 100% historically accurate (shhhh!) sandbox-style samurai period drama."

Mr. Lipschultz admits that there's no release date or pricing info available yet, but we hope to have an update on both counts in the coming months.

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